North Carolina General Statutes
Article 15 - North Carolina Consumer Finance Act.
§ 53-165 - Definitions.

53-165. Definitions.
(a) "Amount of the loan" shall mean the aggregate of the cash advance and the charges authorized by G.S. 53-173 and G.S. 53-176.
(b) "Borrower" shall mean any person who borrows money from any licensee or who pays or obligates himself to pay any money or otherwise furnishes any valuable consideration to any licensee for any act of the licensee as a licensee.
(c) "Cash advance" shall mean the amount of cash or its equivalent that the borrower actually receives or is paid out at his discretion or on his behalf.
(d) "Commission" shall mean the State Banking Commission.
(e) "Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of Banks.
(f) "Deputy commissioner" shall mean the deputy commissioner of banks.
(g) "License" shall mean the certificate issued by the Commissioner under the authority of this Article to conduct a consumer finance business.
(h) "Licensee" shall mean a person to whom one or more licenses have been issued.
(i) "Loanable assets" shall mean cash or bank deposits or installment loans made as a licensee pursuant to this Article or installment loans made as a licensee pursuant to the Article which this Article supersedes or such other loans payable on an installment basis as the Commissioner of Banks may approve, or any combination of two or more thereof.
(j) "Person" shall include any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation. (1957, c. 1429, s. 1; 1961, c. 1053, s. 1; 2001-519, s. 1.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 53 - Regulation of Financial Services

Article 15 - North Carolina Consumer Finance Act.

§ 53-164 - Title.

§ 53-165 - Definitions.

§ 53-166 - Scope of Article; evasions; penalties; loans in violation of Article void.

§ 53-167 - Expenses of supervision.

§ 53-168 - License required; showing of convenience, advantage and financial responsibility; investigation of applicants; hearings; existing businesses; contents of license; transfer; posting.

§ 53-169 - Application for license.

§ 53-170 - Locations; change of ownership or management.

§ 53-171 - Revocation, suspension or surrender of license.

§ 53-172 - Conduct of other business in same office.

§ 53-173 - Computation of interest; application of payments; limitation on interest after judgment; limitation on interest after maturity of the loan.

§ 53-175 - Fee for returned checks.

§ 53-176 - Rates, maturities and amounts.

§ 53-177 - Fees.

§ 53-177.1 - Electronic transaction fees.

§ 53-178 - No further charges; no splitting contracts; certain contracts void.

§ 53-180 - Limitations and prohibitions on practices and agreements.

§ 53-180.1 - Military service members limitation.

§ 53-181 - Statements and information to be furnished to borrowers; power of attorney or confession of judgment prohibited.

§ 53-182 - Payment of loans; receipts.

§ 53-183 - Advertising, broadcasting, etc., false or misleading statements.

§ 53-184 - Securing of information; records and reports; allocations of expense.

§ 53-185 - Rules and regulations by Banking Commission and Commissioner.

§ 53-186 - Commissioner to issue subpoenas, conduct hearings, give publicity to investigations, etc.

§ 53-187 - Injunctive powers; receivers.

§ 53-188 - Review of regulations, order or act of Commission or Commissioner.

§ 53-189 - Insurance.

§ 53-190 - Loans made elsewhere.

§ 53-191 - Businesses exempted.